LABOUR
‘Labour’ is defined as work. Its synonyms are toil,
employment, industry, exertion, struggle, endeavour, etc.
Nobody can live without work. He has
to use his hands and feet to accomplish some activity.
Activity which uses one’s energy is
not a curse. It is a blessing. It is necessary for maintaining not only
physical but also mental health. Idleness may lead to death.
Remember that you are God’s devotee
on this earth and whatever you do is known to Him. Every action done by you becomes your karma for ultimate punishment or
reward.
Here are some significant thoughts on labour, i.e. physical
activity.
*Labour was
the primal curse, but it was softened into mercy, and made the pledge of
cheerful days, and nights without a groan.------William Cowper, English poet(1731-1800).
**Labour is
the divine law of our existence; repose is desertion and suicide. -----Gluseppe
Mazzini. Italian politician (1805-1872).
***A man’s
best friends are his ten fingers.-----Robert Collyer, American clergyman
(1823-1912).
****Without
labour nothing prospers. ----Sophocles, Greek Poet and philosopher (496BC?....).
*****God
intends no man to live in this world without working; but it seems to me no
less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work. ----John
Ruskin, English writer and philosopher (1819-1900).
Finally, this very short quote : Work is no disgrace; the disgrace is idleness.
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G.R.Kanwal
25 September
2024
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